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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'Why does that fellow upstairs always pass you as though he were in a passion with somebody?' said Richard Watson, stepping back as he spoke, palette on thumb, from the picture upon which he was engaged.
air
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From this reading His companion in the dingy Bloomsbury studio, where they were both at work, also put down palette and brush, examining the canvas before him with a keen, cheerful air.
all
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From this reading 'And to-day it's all right?'
almost
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From this reading 'He almost knocked me down this morning, and I am not conscious of having done anything to offend his worship.'
also
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From this reading His companion in the dingy Bloomsbury studio, where they were both at work, also put down palette and brush, examining the canvas before him with a keen, cheerful air.
always
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From this reading 'Why does that fellow upstairs always pass you as though he were in a passion with somebody?' said Richard Watson, stepping back as he spoke, palette on thumb, from the picture upon which he was engaged.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading 'He almost knocked me down this morning, and I am not conscious of having done anything to offend his worship.'
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'He almost knocked me down this morning, and I am not conscious of having done anything to offend his worship.'
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading 'He almost knocked me down this morning, and I am not conscious of having done anything to offend his worship.'
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'Why does that fellow upstairs always pass you as though he were in a passion with somebody?' said Richard Watson, stepping back as he spoke, palette on thumb, from the picture upon which he was engaged.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His companion in the dingy Bloomsbury studio, where they were both at work, also put down palette and brush, examining the canvas before him with a keen, cheerful air.
back
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From this reading 'Why does that fellow upstairs always pass you as though he were in a passion with somebody?' said Richard Watson, stepping back as he spoke, palette on thumb, from the picture upon which he was engaged.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading His companion in the dingy Bloomsbury studio, where they were both at work, also put down palette and brush, examining the canvas before him with a keen, cheerful air.
Bloomsbury
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From this reading His companion in the dingy Bloomsbury studio, where they were both at work, also put down palette and brush, examining the canvas before him with a keen, cheerful air.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading His companion in the dingy Bloomsbury studio, where they were both at work, also put down palette and brush, examining the canvas before him with a keen, cheerful air.
brush
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From this reading His companion in the dingy Bloomsbury studio, where they were both at work, also put down palette and brush, examining the canvas before him with a keen, cheerful air.
canvas
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From this reading His companion in the dingy Bloomsbury studio, where they were both at work, also put down palette and brush, examining the canvas before him with a keen, cheerful air.
cheerful
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From this reading His companion in the dingy Bloomsbury studio, where they were both at work, also put down palette and brush, examining the canvas before him with a keen, cheerful air.
companion
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From this reading His companion in the dingy Bloomsbury studio, where they were both at work, also put down palette and brush, examining the canvas before him with a keen, cheerful air.
conscious
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From this reading 'He almost knocked me down this morning, and I am not conscious of having done anything to offend his worship.'
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading 'Perhaps he loathes mankind, as I did yesterday.'
dingy
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From this reading His companion in the dingy Bloomsbury studio, where they were both at work, also put down palette and brush, examining the canvas before him with a keen, cheerful air.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Why does that fellow upstairs always pass you as though he were in a passion with somebody?' said Richard Watson, stepping back as he spoke, palette on thumb, from the picture upon which he was engaged.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'He almost knocked me down this morning, and I am not conscious of having done anything to offend his worship.'
down
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From this reading 'He almost knocked me down this morning, and I am not conscious of having done anything to offend his worship.'
engaged
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From this reading 'Why does that fellow upstairs always pass you as though he were in a passion with somebody?' said Richard Watson, stepping back as he spoke, palette on thumb, from the picture upon which he was engaged.
examining
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From this reading His companion in the dingy Bloomsbury studio, where they were both at work, also put down palette and brush, examining the canvas before him with a keen, cheerful air.
fellow
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From this reading 'Why does that fellow upstairs always pass you as though he were in a passion with somebody?' said Richard Watson, stepping back as he spoke, palette on thumb, from the picture upon which he was engaged.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'Why does that fellow upstairs always pass you as though he were in a passion with somebody?' said Richard Watson, stepping back as he spoke, palette on thumb, from the picture upon which he was engaged.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading 'He almost knocked me down this morning, and I am not conscious of having done anything to offend his worship.'
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Why does that fellow upstairs always pass you as though he were in a passion with somebody?' said Richard Watson, stepping back as he spoke, palette on thumb, from the picture upon which he was engaged.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His companion in the dingy Bloomsbury studio, where they were both at work, also put down palette and brush, examining the canvas before him with a keen, cheerful air.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'He almost knocked me down this morning, and I am not conscious of having done anything to offend his worship.'
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'He almost knocked me down this morning, and I am not conscious of having done anything to offend his worship.'
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Why does that fellow upstairs always pass you as though he were in a passion with somebody?' said Richard Watson, stepping back as he spoke, palette on thumb, from the picture upon which he was engaged.
it's
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From this reading 'And to-day it's all right?'
keen
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From this reading His companion in the dingy Bloomsbury studio, where they were both at work, also put down palette and brush, examining the canvas before him with a keen, cheerful air.
knocked
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From this reading 'He almost knocked me down this morning, and I am not conscious of having done anything to offend his worship.'
loathes
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From this reading 'Perhaps he loathes mankind, as I did yesterday.'
mankind
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From this reading 'Perhaps he loathes mankind, as I did yesterday.'
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'He almost knocked me down this morning, and I am not conscious of having done anything to offend his worship.'
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'He almost knocked me down this morning, and I am not conscious of having done anything to offend his worship.'
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'He almost knocked me down this morning, and I am not conscious of having done anything to offend his worship.'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'He almost knocked me down this morning, and I am not conscious of having done anything to offend his worship.'
offend
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From this reading 'He almost knocked me down this morning, and I am not conscious of having done anything to offend his worship.'
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'Why does that fellow upstairs always pass you as though he were in a passion with somebody?' said Richard Watson, stepping back as he spoke, palette on thumb, from the picture upon which he was engaged.
palette
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From this reading 'Why does that fellow upstairs always pass you as though he were in a passion with somebody?' said Richard Watson, stepping back as he spoke, palette on thumb, from the picture upon which he was engaged.
pass
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From this reading 'Why does that fellow upstairs always pass you as though he were in a passion with somebody?' said Richard Watson, stepping back as he spoke, palette on thumb, from the picture upon which he was engaged.
passion
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From this reading 'Why does that fellow upstairs always pass you as though he were in a passion with somebody?' said Richard Watson, stepping back as he spoke, palette on thumb, from the picture upon which he was engaged.
Perhaps
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From this reading 'Perhaps he loathes mankind, as I did yesterday.'
picture
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From this reading 'Why does that fellow upstairs always pass you as though he were in a passion with somebody?' said Richard Watson, stepping back as he spoke, palette on thumb, from the picture upon which he was engaged.
put
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From this reading His companion in the dingy Bloomsbury studio, where they were both at work, also put down palette and brush, examining the canvas before him with a keen, cheerful air.
Richard
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From this reading 'Why does that fellow upstairs always pass you as though he were in a passion with somebody?' said Richard Watson, stepping back as he spoke, palette on thumb, from the picture upon which he was engaged.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'And to-day it's all right?'
said
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From this reading 'Why does that fellow upstairs always pass you as though he were in a passion with somebody?' said Richard Watson, stepping back as he spoke, palette on thumb, from the picture upon which he was engaged.
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading 'Why does that fellow upstairs always pass you as though he were in a passion with somebody?' said Richard Watson, stepping back as he spoke, palette on thumb, from the picture upon which he was engaged.
spoke
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From this reading 'Why does that fellow upstairs always pass you as though he were in a passion with somebody?' said Richard Watson, stepping back as he spoke, palette on thumb, from the picture upon which he was engaged.
stepping
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From this reading 'Why does that fellow upstairs always pass you as though he were in a passion with somebody?' said Richard Watson, stepping back as he spoke, palette on thumb, from the picture upon which he was engaged.
studio
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From this reading His companion in the dingy Bloomsbury studio, where they were both at work, also put down palette and brush, examining the canvas before him with a keen, cheerful air.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'Why does that fellow upstairs always pass you as though he were in a passion with somebody?' said Richard Watson, stepping back as he spoke, palette on thumb, from the picture upon which he was engaged.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Why does that fellow upstairs always pass you as though he were in a passion with somebody?' said Richard Watson, stepping back as he spoke, palette on thumb, from the picture upon which he was engaged.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His companion in the dingy Bloomsbury studio, where they were both at work, also put down palette and brush, examining the canvas before him with a keen, cheerful air.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'He almost knocked me down this morning, and I am not conscious of having done anything to offend his worship.'
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading 'Why does that fellow upstairs always pass you as though he were in a passion with somebody?' said Richard Watson, stepping back as he spoke, palette on thumb, from the picture upon which he was engaged.
thumb
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From this reading 'Why does that fellow upstairs always pass you as though he were in a passion with somebody?' said Richard Watson, stepping back as he spoke, palette on thumb, from the picture upon which he was engaged.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'He almost knocked me down this morning, and I am not conscious of having done anything to offend his worship.'
to-day
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From this reading 'And to-day it's all right?'
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading 'Why does that fellow upstairs always pass you as though he were in a passion with somebody?' said Richard Watson, stepping back as he spoke, palette on thumb, from the picture upon which he was engaged.
upstairs
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From this reading 'Why does that fellow upstairs always pass you as though he were in a passion with somebody?' said Richard Watson, stepping back as he spoke, palette on thumb, from the picture upon which he was engaged.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Why does that fellow upstairs always pass you as though he were in a passion with somebody?' said Richard Watson, stepping back as he spoke, palette on thumb, from the picture upon which he was engaged.
Watson
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From this reading 'Why does that fellow upstairs always pass you as though he were in a passion with somebody?' said Richard Watson, stepping back as he spoke, palette on thumb, from the picture upon which he was engaged.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Why does that fellow upstairs always pass you as though he were in a passion with somebody?' said Richard Watson, stepping back as he spoke, palette on thumb, from the picture upon which he was engaged.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading His companion in the dingy Bloomsbury studio, where they were both at work, also put down palette and brush, examining the canvas before him with a keen, cheerful air.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading 'Why does that fellow upstairs always pass you as though he were in a passion with somebody?' said Richard Watson, stepping back as he spoke, palette on thumb, from the picture upon which he was engaged.
Why
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From this reading 'Why does that fellow upstairs always pass you as though he were in a passion with somebody?' said Richard Watson, stepping back as he spoke, palette on thumb, from the picture upon which he was engaged.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'Why does that fellow upstairs always pass you as though he were in a passion with somebody?' said Richard Watson, stepping back as he spoke, palette on thumb, from the picture upon which he was engaged.
work
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From this reading His companion in the dingy Bloomsbury studio, where they were both at work, also put down palette and brush, examining the canvas before him with a keen, cheerful air.
worship
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From this reading 'He almost knocked me down this morning, and I am not conscious of having done anything to offend his worship.'
yesterday
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From this reading 'Perhaps he loathes mankind, as I did yesterday.'
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Why does that fellow upstairs always pass you as though he were in a passion with somebody?' said Richard Watson, stepping back as he spoke, palette on thumb, from the picture upon which he was engaged.
